Yes, according to the MN Secretary of State Website:
5% (3872 of 4130) Last update was: 12/1/2008 8:00:01 PM
Statewide Recount Results for US Senate
Totals
Nov. 4 Ballots Cast for Norm Coleman 1103291
Nov. 4 Ballots Cast for Al Franken 1107528Recounted Data Totals Percent
RECOUNT Number of Ballots for Coleman (as recounted) 1100922 41.37
RECOUNT Number of Ballots for Franken (as recounted) 1105030 41.52
RECOUNT Number of All Other Ballots (as recounted) 449235 16.88
RECOUNT COLEMAN and Other Ballots Challenged By FRANKEN 2876 0.11
RECOUNT FRANKEN and Other Ballots Challenged By COLEMAN 3067 0.12Percentage of Ballots Recounted = 91.13 %
How the hell did that happen? Even liberal stalwarts were admitting that Franken’s chances were dimming.
Temporary setbacK?…With less than 9% of the ballots left to count?
UPDATE:
Looking at the numbers a little closer, it may just be because Coleman has fallen behind Franken in challenges. He has been staying even with Franken on the number of challenges, presumably to neutralize that tactic. But the numbers still don’t add up…
UPDATE II:
Ace thinks it may be a typo. I don’t see how this can be, either. They need to fix that, ASAP…..geez…
UPDATE III:
Geoff points me to the MN Star Trib which has all the latest recount news, and has Colman ahead by 340.
PHEW!!!
UPDATE IV:
SteveG raises the bullshit flag at No Runny Eggs. See him for the explanation.
December, 1, 2008 at 11:20 pm
There is still the constant issue of disqualified absentee’s so it might also have to do with that.
December, 1, 2008 at 11:31 pm
The Star Tribune claims to have the latest info, and they have Coleman ahead.
December, 1, 2008 at 11:31 pm
Heads Democrats win, tails Republicans lose.
That’s just the way it is.
Nice, huh? Deb!
December, 2, 2008 at 2:12 am
Noooooo!!! God please don’t let that moron get to the senate.
December, 2, 2008 at 2:43 am
Put that angry, violent, unfunny moron in the senate, please!
Certainly would give the GOP that much more to run against in 2010, provided he’s not drummed out by his own party before then.
December, 2, 2008 at 2:58 am
They forgot that the headline saying they suddenly find 4,000 votes in the back of a truck should have come first.
December, 2, 2008 at 6:48 am
Makes you wonder how many times we’ve been subjected to the old switcheroo in the past.
December, 2, 2008 at 9:22 am
It’s an intentional bullshit move by the DFL SecState. There are 4 counties that haven’t started recounting yet (3 that went heavily for Coleman, 1 that barely went for Franken), and a couple of other counties that are not yet complete. Those numbers are not part of the DFL SecState’s numbers, but they are part of the Star Tribune’s.
There is still an unexplained 500-vote difference between the Strib’s numbers and the DFL SecState’s numbers which officially favors Franken, but my mind’s too far gone to run down where that is.
December, 2, 2008 at 9:42 am
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